FRENCH Research & Innovation ecosystem

The French Research & Innovation landscape

• Five ministries involved:

– Research, Health, Environment, Industry & Defence

• Main Funding agency

– French National Research Agency (ANR) budget 900 Millions Euros -Dedicated calls for proposals for joint PPP research projects (Instituts Carnot)

• Many dedicated Research Organizations fostering R&I

– CEA, CNRS, INSERM, INRA, IRD, INRIA, CNES, etc.

• World class Graduate Schools

– Polytechnique, Ecole Normale, Ecoles des Mines, Centrale, etc.

• Extensive clusters of Universities and Centres of Excellence

• Structures dedicated to PPP & innovation in research

– Instituts Carnots, Competitiveness clusters, Technology Research Institutes, etc.

The French research landscapeA few figures

• Research budget: 2.26% GDP (5th OECD) – 43 Bn €

• 234 200 Scientists (57% in private companies)

• Sc. publications : 4,1% - ranked 6th in world

• Domains similar to major countries except mathematics (very high)

• 34 science Nobel laureates (2005 in Chemistry, 2007 & 2012 in

Physics, 2008 & 2011 in Medicine)

• 11 Fields Medals (Mathematics – 2 in 2010)

• Technological successes: in transport HST (TGV), Ariane, Airbus,

Nuclear energy, Computational Biology, etc. all displayed at the

India France Technology Summit last October.

Commission Innovation 2030, chaired by Anne Lauvergeon

The report was released recently with 7 ambitions.

In December 2013 the call for proposals was launched, and widely

opened to international participation.

1. Energy Storage

2. Materials recycling

3. Marine resources development

4. Vegetable proteins and green chemistry

5. Individualized medicine

6. Silver economy

7. Big Data

300 millions € to support innovation, www.innovation2030.org/en/

To support innovative SMEs

• The innovation agency Oséo that changed name in July into

BPIFrance

• 661 M€ were dedicated to innovative SMEs in 2011 in grants or

repayable advances :

– Support to innovation, 315 M€

– Funding from partners (regions), 89 M€

– Industrial Strategic Innovation projects, 107 M€

– Single Interministerial Fund, 112 M€

– National Investment Plan, 36 M€

Agreement BPI & TDB was signed in Feb 2013 during the State visit of

French President

French Competitiveness Clusters

• A competitiveness cluster brings together large & small companies,

research laboratories & educational establishments in a specific

region to develop cooperative efforts

• Linked to a region and a sector with a partnership approach to a

common strategy of development

• 71 clusters:

– In which 7 200 companies: 73 % SMEs, 15% medium-size

enterprises, 12% big companies

– SMEs have received 64% of the financial support dedicated to

companies

– State funding: 2005-2007: 1,5 B€ / 2009-2013: 1,5 B€

• Active in emerging technologies (nanotechnology, biotechnology,

eco-technology, etc.) as well as more mature sectors (automotive,

aerospace, etc.). 6

Competitiveness Clusters

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INDO FRENCH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Science Department of the French Embassy in India

Delhi :

- Science and Technology

department

- CNRS India office

Mumbai:

Science and Technology

department

Bangalore:

-Science and Technology

department

- CNES India office

service.scientifique.inde@gmail.com

frenchscience.mumbai@gmail.com

frenchscience.bangalore@gmail.com

Our Objectives:

• Enabling sustainable ST&I partnerships between France & India

• Developing collaborative research & innovation networks

• Establishing joint research platforms

www.frenchscienceindia.org

Our network and tools

• Bilateral agreements between institutes

• Grants, fellowships and mobility support, ANR-DST calls (2013-14-15)

• Financed networks, joint labs, mixed units

• CEFIPRA, the Indo French ST&I fund

• Two French Research Institutes based in India

• Research, Development & Innovation Club for French companies

established in India

• Feasibility study for an EU-India platform funded by EC

• The Indo-French Water Network, IFWN

• The India-France Technology Summit October 2013

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Indo French Joint Labs

CHENNAI

Joint Lab in mathematics / formal methods

CHENNAI

Joint Lab in mathematics / formal methods

HYDERABAD

Joint Lab in sustainable chemistry &

Joint Centre for groundwater research

HYDERABAD

Joint Lab in sustainable chemistry &

Joint Centre for groundwater research

MUMBAI

Joint Lab in nuclear physics

& Joint Lab in Immuno-

haematology

MUMBAI

Joint Lab in nuclear physics

& Joint Lab in Immuno-

haematology

PUNE

Joint Lab in environmental

chemistry

PUNE

Joint Lab in environmental

chemistry

BANGALORE

Joint Lab in structural

chemistry &

Joint Lab in neuroscience

BANGALORE

Joint Lab in structural

chemistry &

Joint Lab in neuroscience

BANGALORE

Joint Cell on water sciences &

Joint Centre on applied mathematics

BANGALORE

Joint Cell on water sciences &

Joint Centre on applied mathematics

BHUBANESWAR

Joint Lab in infectious diseases

BHUBANESWAR

Joint Lab in infectious diseases

DELHI

Joint Lab in liver diseases

DELHI

Joint Lab in liver diseases

And another in Bangalore soon to be signed between CNRS and NCBS!

Success story - Indo French Centre for Applied Mathematics

• Initiated during the visit of President in 2010, agreement signed in 2012

• Based at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore

• Network with several partners including:

– CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, Ecole Normale Supérieure, INRIA, Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis & Université de Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier

– IISc & TIFR Bangalore, IIT Bombay and IIT Kanpur

• IFCAM aims to provide mathematicians from both countries with a collaboration platform

• IFCAM funds joint research projects, exchange visits of faculty and students, exploratory visits, post-doctoral fellowships, joint research workshops, annual summer/winter school, …

http://www.math.iisc.ernet.in/~ifcam/

CEFIPRA / IFCPARThe Indo French ST&I fund

• Autonomous funding agency under the joint control of DST and the French foreign affairs Ministry

• Through the strong pioneering political will of the French and Indian governments (1987)

• Mandate:

– Supporting collaborative research projects

– Organizing seminars and workshops on relevant themes

– Encouraging PPPs

• Objective:

– Promotion and development of Indo French cooperation: financing joint research projects, seminars, support to institutes, publications, other initiatives etc.

CEFIPRA key numbers

• Core budget: 3.1m€ in 2013; shared equally by both Gov

• Since 2012, open to funding from Indian & French research

organizations, companies, foundations, donors, etc.

– e.g. Targeted program with Saint-Gobain Research India on sustainable habitat

for hot and/or humid climate.

• Avg duration of projects: 3yrs ; Avg funding: 190k €

• Rolling submissions of proposals

– 2 Peer review panels per year (May/Nov)

– 1 out of 4 proposals accepted

• 450+ projects approved

• 110+ scientific seminars organized

• 2000+ visits ; 4000+ scientists; 300+ PhDs ; 200+ Postdocs

Research, Development &

Innovation Club • Why?Sollicitated by the French enterprises due to the attractivity in collaborating with

India, and the growing number of foreign R&D centres.

In 2009, we count 750 foreign R&D centers in India, only 100 in 2003.

• For whom?Existing French R&D Centres : Alstom in Baroda, Danone in Delhi, EADS, L’Oréal &

Schneider Electric in Bangalore, Lafarge & Total in Bombay, Renault, St Gobain &

Valeo in Chennai, Faurecia in Pune

Companies that collaborate either with public research institutes, or through

subcontracting with private entities (for ex CROs)

• When?The French Embassy in India launched the Club in 06/2012 to bring together

French actors of R&D and innovation in India – currently has 34 French members

• How?Objectives of the Club: sharing of experiences, exchanging best practices,

increasing synergies and constituting databases to help French companies, etc.

Indo French Water Networkwww.ifwn.org

• Building on longstanding partnerships in the water sector Bangalore: Indo French Cell for Water Sciences – IISc & IRD

Hyderabad: Indo French Centre for Ground Water Research – NGRI & BRGM

• Aims:

– Link Indian & French actors in water with a structured dialogue

– Promote collaborations of all kinds (academic, scientific, industrial…)

– Promote interdisciplinary research projects with an emphasis ontechnology and the social sciences

– Support the transfer of innovative solutions from research

– Ensure the visibility of actors and their current actions

• Feb 2013: IFWN launched in Delhi

• Aug 2013: IFWN launches its first call for seminars

• Sept 2013: Charter validated by high-level Steering Committee

• Nov 2013: first IFWN-supported seminar in IISc Bangalore

• Feb 2014: second IFWN-supported seminar in University of Pondichéry

France

Partner Country

for the 2013 Technology

Summithttp://vimeo.com/82530222

An innovative model for an Indo-French meeting

gathering a mix of companies, universities, and research

organisations in a broad sector range.

27 Thematic Roundtables

with a total of 900 participants

Reports of rountables on www.indiafrancesummit.org

Largest Technology Summit

900 participants

600 Business to Business (B2B) meetings

70 French research institutions

62 French Industries

100 Indian research institutions

170 Indian companies

27 Thematic Roundtables

5 Technology Showcase

11 MoUs signed

23 Sponsors Companies

51 Stalls

Watch the movie http://vimeo.com/82530222

Other Initiatives• Space collaboration between CNES and ISRO:

– Joint satellites Megha-Tropiques (2011) and Saral (2012)

• ANR – DST calls : expanding funding for projects

– Second call closed end Oct 2013 on engineering and

neuroscience – next call summer 2014

• Raman-Charpak PhD fellowships

– PhD sandwich fellowships in both directions France-India /

India-France for 6 months exchange – next call Feb 2014

• EU-India cooperation

– European Infect-ERA network, coord by France, joint call

associating 15 European funding Agencies and the Indian

Department of Biotechnology on “Human Infectious diseases” –

deadline 2nd April

– India SI House, 7 countries, coord by France, to build an Indo-EU

House on the model of CEFIPRA.21

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Thank you for your attention

Jenifer Clark, PhD

Attaché for science & technology

French Embassy in India – Bangalore

jenifer.clark@diplomatie.gouv.fr